Elizabeth Andarge

A local organization is hosting a breakfast to celebrate the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Dunbar Festival Committee is hosting the annual commemorative march.

Food can bring people together, but can it also tell the story of a culture’s past? The Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte County put that idea to the test.

The shooting of a Minneapolis woman and mother was the focus of protest events in Southwest Florida.

When a survey revealed local shops were hurting, a grassroots initiative moved quickly to help.

Nearly a year after first sharing his story, Erick Tovar says life looks very different. Tovar, now 22, is a junior at Florida Gulf Coast University from Venezuela living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. “Definitely, a lot of things have changed, as far as the government, as far as the politics, as far as the general hope that we have as of right now,” Tovar said. “My current hope is that the people of Venezuela that are still there get to experience freedom.”

The Lee County Legal Aid Society will host a free legal clinic for seniors at the Fort Myers Beach library.

An event aimed at expanding opportunities for local residents will be held later this month.

"You better watch out, you better go hide, you better go shout I'm telling you why, DHS is ending their lives." To the tune of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," seventeen protesters sang modified Christmas carols outside a Naples Home Depot recently, demanding the retailer take a stance against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in its parking lots.

Omer Shem Tov was one of 44 people taken hostage by Hamas at the nova music festival. Omer soon found himself the sole person being held by his captors, a position he would be in for 505 days.

A Florida West Coast regional security adviser with the Secure Community Network shared safety tips for communities during a period of heightened concern.